Blackburn with Darwen news

• Delivery driver's vehicle seized in Preston over insurance

  05-12-2023 08:57
  
  A delivery driver has had their vehicle seized in Preston for holding the wrong type of insurance.
  
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• Pair charged with separate offences after Longridge crash

  05-12-2023 08:39
  
  A man and a woman have been charged with separate offences following a crash in Longridge.
  
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• Opinion: BBC now a threat to all local newspapers

  05-12-2023 07:59
  
  Local newspaper editors are calling on the BBC to abandon its plans to roll out local news websites in areas already served by independent publishers
  
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• Woman died after falling down embankment, inquest hears

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A retired health nurse who struggled with her mental health after a recent cancer biopsy died accidentally, a inquest has concluded.
  
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• Visitor Economy Partnership to support growth of region

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Marketing Lancashire and VisitBlackpool have announced that a collaborative bid has been awarded Local Visitor Economy Partnership status by VisitEngland
  
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• Unique Padiham coffee shop closes six months after opening

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A quirky coffee shop has closed in Padiham just six months after opening
  
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• Social media star Abdu Rozik welcomed to King’s Castle

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Rozik who has 8.4m followers on Instagram was in Blackburn visiting the King’s Castle burger restaurant on Darwen Street.
  
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• Sales executive for Blackburn car dealership denies fraud

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A woman has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of fraud against her employer
  
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• Preston Christmas tree supplier to Aldi ready for festive season

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A Christmas tree supplier in Preston is gearing up ahead of a busy festive season with Aldi.
  
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• Police found Bacup man sitting at a bus stop with knife

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN who was undergoing a psychotic episode rang police and said he was being followed and threatened.
  
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• Plans for SEN units at Colne and Barrowford schools

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Ambitious plans that pave the way for the creation of hundreds of new special school places in Lancashire are expected to be approved this week
  
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• Plan for care home in Longridge refused by council

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Plans to convert a house in Longridge into a care home for young people have been refused.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle entrepreneur celebrates with female festival

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Oswaldtwistle based Liz Boswell, of Bold Moves Coaching, celebrated the end of a successful year with her first festival for fearless females
  
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• Lancashire police officer sacked over sexual misconduct

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire police officer accused of sexually molesting five female colleagues was this afternoon cleared
  
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• Illegal tobacco sniffed out at shops in Bacup and Haslingden

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A sniffer dog helped uncover thousands of pounds worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco during raids at shops across East Lancashire
  
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• 'Give a gift' to patients spending Christmas in hospital

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Residents in East Lancashire are being encouraged to spread some Christmas cheer by buying a gift for every patient who will be spending Christmas in hospital
  
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• Former Clitheroe nursery could be turned into eight flats

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A former nursery in Clitheroe could become flats if plans submitted to council planning bosses are approved.
  
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• Darwen: Christmas coffee morning for Cancer Research UK

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Darwen committee volunteers are hosting a Christmas coffee morning for charity
  
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• Clitheroe man denies assault, damage and strangulation

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A man is to stand trial next year after denying assault, criminal damage and strangulation offences
  
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• CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY 2023: Share you funniest photos

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Calling all schools and offices...or even just people who are getting in the festive spirit for Jumper Day, we want to see your funniest photos.
  
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• Blackburn town centre in full bloom brought in the crowds

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  It looks like a glorious day in Blackburn town centre when this photo was taken in June 1994.
  
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• Blackburn Council to sell Mellor Brook land for homes

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council is to sell almost 14 acres of farmland it owns near a village for housing.
  
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• Blackburn community centre to host free Christmas day dinner

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn community centre is gearing up for its annual dinner for local residents who may be spending Christmas day alone.
  
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• Better links for buses between Blackburn and Preston

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  New bus timetable extensions, meaning better transport links between Blackburn and Preston have been launched
  
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• Accrington: Protester calls to 'Defend Our Juries' outside court

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  A protester braved a freezing winter morning to defend the historic right of juries to find people not guilty based on “conscience".
  
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• £13,100 raised for Gaza appeal by Blackburn mosque

  05-12-2023 06:00
  
  The charity event was organised by one of the biggest mosques in Blackburn the Jamia Ghosia Masjid.
  
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